. >> here is a guy that keeps roaming around dave reagan. welcome back.applause] >> it was the first time he was back since he left in 2010. as david was greeted with hugs, he remembered what took place in this church. >> it was amazing gives me goose bumps right now. never, ever expected that type of affirmation. but i luck the out i guess, to be in such a loving community. >> united church of christ. we are the miracle on south capital center. [applause] >> located in washington, d.c., covenant baptist united church of christ is a model of in clue sift. its casual sunday, a look around the sanctuary reveals the stunning difference since this church began as an all white southern baptist congregation. >> the church was a thriving church up until after the 1954 supreme court decision to segregate as a school. >> with -- two choices sell the building and move or hire a black pastor. the decision to stay would be complicated. because congregation had dwindles, there was no money to pay a pastor until reverend wesley wiley stepped up. >> my father was able t

dave camp set out a 95% exemption. it enables us to be competitive. 25% is just getting us down to the average. which is what ronald reagan did in 1986. >> [indiscernible] >> frankly, it is three things. corporate sense that tax reform helps the board room. it is not about the boardroom. it is about the workers. we talked about wages and jobs. wages are down about 8% since the recession, medium family net worth down about 40% and studies have shown the number one benefit of corporate tax reform is workers. it is about the people that you employ and we have to get that message out there so that people care about this. second, k street and if folks in this room are not willing to tell lobbyists to forget trying to protect, this is good for the economy, we have to come together and make this change for the good of the country and keep the american companies here, if it doesn't everyone will come up with their handouts. don't touch my preference. you get the rate down to 25% you have to touch a lot of preferences even if you assume it will be revenue neutral. the third issue is that it is hard. there's a temptation among my c